A couple of months ago, Freefolk made the bold move into the world of Film & TV with ‘The Alienist’, a Paramount and TNT series adapted from the novel by Caleb Carr. Well versed in longform projects, the company’s Head of 2D Steve Murgatroyd supervised the work ranging from entire CG set builds to one of the tiniest comps of just over a pixel wide. In this talk, Justine White will share the secrets behind this project that led them to win an Emmy.

Justine White co-founded Freefolk in 2003 and has been MD of the independent VFX post production company ever since. Quickly establishing itself as one of the premier commercials visual effects houses in London, Freefolk works with the industry’s leading creative agencies and production companies.

Celebrating it’s 15th birthday this year, Justine, her co-founder, Jason Watts and their excellent team, have worked hard to ensure Freefolk’s success in high-end visual effects and post production. Their passion and guidance has nurtured a creative environment where talent flourishes to produce exceptional, award winning work.

Freefolk expanded across the pond in 2016, opening their second studio in New York. Justine oversees both the London and New York facilities. In 2017 the company moved into longform vfx and won an Emmy this year for it’s work on The Alienist for Paramount / TNT.

A traditional artist by trade, Justine graduated with a degree in Fine Arts in her native Australia and then moved to London where she discovered visual effects, never to return to the real world again.

Justine White

Managing Director at Freefolk

10:00
- 10:30

Immersive technologies: are theme park rides art?

Are theme park rides art? The way we consume media is changing; entertainment, increasingly, has the potential to be both interactive and immersive. Theme parks are exploring innovative new ways of using technology to tell stories.

Amanda Johnstone-Batt is CG Supervisor within Framestore’s Rides team, where she applies her skills in CG and VFX to an exciting slate of theme park attractions and environmental media. Prior to working on rides, Amanda accrued an impressive raft of credits in VFX, notable projects include Star Trek: Beyond, Godzilla and Thor: The Dark World. She has been part of three Oscar-nominated teams (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Avatar, The Golden Compass).

Amanda Johnstone-Batt

CG Supervisor at Framestore

10:30
- 11:00

New models in music management for moving image

A brief (and engaging) monologue from Record-Play’s founder on the effects of a comprehensive application of innovation / consistency / ethics in strategic music management for brands and their communications.

Daniel Cross is founder and CEO of one of Europe’s largest independent music consultancies, Record-Play. Daniel combines his background in marketing with his experience in music publishing and artist management to provide clients with a multi-dimensional, strategic and ethical approach to integrating music into brand environments.

Established in 2004 and with offices in Barcelona and London Record-Play’s services include music licensing and clearance, as well as soundtrack supervision, use of music in marketing and general music and brand strategy their client roster includes adidas (retained music agency, and for whom Daniel is Global Music Manager), Google, Konami Games and Reebok Global. In 2017 Record-Play, together with Westminster University’s MusicTank published an ethical guide to music and brand collaboration called Unlocking the Sync, which you can download free here.

Daniel Cross

CEO at Record-Play / Global Music Manager at Adidas

11:00
- 11:30

Break

Coffee break.

11:30
- 12:00

Costume design: craft prêt-à-porter

Unique costume design does not only support a story, but tells a story itself. Understanding what might have been in a character’s closet is just part of the process. Join this in-depth conversation with costume designer Sara Sensoy -who has worked for TV series (Bloodline), music videos (Elton John, Kamasi Washington, Florence and the Machine) and commercials (with directors such as Daniel Wolfe, Aoife McArdle and Max Weiland, among others)- to find out everything it takes to bring a set of costumes from idea to screen.

Sara Sensoy is a freelance Costume Designer based in Los Angeles and London, working in film, commercials and music videos.

While studying Theatre Design at Central Saint Martin’s she became very much influenced by the avant-garde cinema, italian horror, experimental performance and the psychology of clothes. Since graduating in 2006, she has been working as a freelance costume designer and stylist for music videos, commercials and films. Before Sara made a name for herself she has worked under Academy Award winning Costume Designers such as Lindy Hemming, Penny Rose, Joanna Johnston and CDG award winner Sanja Hays to name a few.

Sara regularly works for some of the top production companies in the US and London including Anonymous Content, Reset, Park Pictures, Iconoclast, Caviar, Rattling Stick, Pretty bird, Epoch films and Somesuch. Directors include, Adam Hashemi, Abteen Bagheri, AG Rojas, Daniel Wolfe, Sebastian Strasser, We are from LA, Aoife McCradle, Emily Kai Bock, Matthew Stone, Vince Haycock, Terence Neale, Nathan Price to name a few.

The Fresh Market is a networking activity in which full production companies (representing directors), digital production companies, post houses and music/sound companies can meet creatives and agency producers from leading agencies in the world.

The Service Market is the place where production service companies and location managers have the chance to meet executive producers from leading production companies in the world.

To participate, you must apply in advance. Only one application per company is allowed, but up to two persons can take part in the meetings. Please note that only FULL PASS and DAY 1 PASS delegates can apply, and keep in mind that the capacity is very limited. The sole purchase of a FULL PASS or DAY 1 PASS does not assure your access to The Market.

12:00
- 12:30

Leadership: the power of slow

Geir founded The World Institute of Slowness, a thinktank in 1999. He has experience of change management and problem solving, for small and large corporations across the globe, for over 25 years. The distinct aim of founding the institute was to change the way people think about values, speed, and our approach to work and life.

He says: “Most of us can go through high school and university without really understanding what thinking is, and how our thinking influences our lives. That is really a shame. Fast thinking is your autopilot — automatic responses that dictate your thoughts, feelings, and actions. Slow Thinking is what’s happening to you when you turn off your autopilot. Slow thinking is the understanding of our own thinking process and how thoughts make reality”.

Geir founded The World Institute of Slowness, a thinktank in 1999. He has experience of change management and problem solving, for small and large corporations across the globe, for over 25 years. The distinct aim of founding the institute was to change the way people think about values, speed, and our approach to work and life.

He says “Most of us can go through high school and university without really understanding what thinking is,and how our thinking influences our lives. That is really a shame. Fast thinking is your autopilot — automatic responses that dictate your thoughts, feelings, and actions. Slow Thinking is what’s happening to you when you turn off your autopilot. Slow thinking is the understanding of our own thinking process and how thoughts make reality”.

Geir uses the work at the Institute to make meaningful shifts in workplace and individual values. “We are working to facilitate a whole new mindset, away from the traditional perceptions of success and status symbols wherefactors such as health, relationships and environment aren’t subordinate”.

Geir Berthelsen

Founder at The World Institute of Slowness

12:30
- 13:00

Brands + creativity: the wonder of collaboration

Breaking through the noise is not easy nowadays. However, creative director Donald Schneider found the way to create a constant buzz around H&M, one of the most defining brands of our times. His secret: collaboration. An interview with the man who initiated H&M’s work with Karl Lagerfeld, followed by collaborations with Versace, Marni, Alexander Wang, Balmain, Kenzo, Moschino, David Beckham, Beyoncé and Jeff Koons, among others.

Donald works regularly with H&M since 2002. He originally initiated H&M‘s collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld and created the campaign. Followed by collaborations with Versace, Marni, Margiela, Isabel Marant, Alexander Wang, Balmain, Kenzo, Erdem, Moschino etc. Additional collaborations and campaigns with celebrities such as David Beckham, Beyoncé, Jeff Koons, etc. From 2010 to 2016 as the Global Creative Director, directing all creative aspects of the H&M brand worldwide. Donald continues to work on special projects with H&M.

Often projects include TVCs and videos, Donald works with directors like Sofia Coppola, Baz Luhrmann, Guy Ritchie, Johan Renck, Jonas Akerlund, etc Since 2017 he started regularly directing himself.

Previously Donald was for many years the Art Director at French Vogue.

Laura joined LBBOnline as a staff writer in 2012 and was quickly promoted to Deputy Editor, before becoming Global Editor in 2014. She is now Editor in Chief and MD.

Over the past five years she’s helped turn LBB into the place to read about advertising and the creative industries internationally and a platform that supports the agencies and production companies of the global creative community.

Laura Swinton

Editor in Chief & MD at LBBOnline

13:00
- 14:00

Lunch

Enjoy your complimentary lunch at the venue.

13:40
- 18:45

Screening: Music Video shortlist

Watch the shortlisted Music Video entries! At the ground floor.

14:00
- 14:30

Shahmaran: turning art into film

Dutch-Ghanaian director Emmanuel Adjei teamed up with Sevdaliza to create a new music video for her song “Shahmaran”. The epic film -a three-year project inspired by the historic oppression of African people- is an breathtaking journey across deserted and futuristic landscapes. In this talk, the director will go through this and other projects in which he managed to create atmospheric worlds, transforming dramatic narratives into visual poems.

Emmanuel Adjei (COMPULSORY, Dreamers, HALAL) is a Dutch-Ghanian film director and visual artist. With a background in Fine Arts, his work focuses on storytelling by transforming dramatic narratives into visual poems. Creating atmospheric worlds in both a painterly and a cinematic style, Adjei always seeks for the boundary between fiction and reality.Emmanuel’s career has been marked by collaborations with a variety of artists and brands such as Hugo Boss, Patta, High Snobiety, Asics and artists Mark Pritchard and Bibio with Warp Records. Most prominently is his artistic relationship with Dutch-Iranian artist Sevdaliza. His short film ‘The Formula’ (2016) and music video ‘Human’ (2016), both with Sevdaliza, received global acclaim from the likes of Billboard, the Fader and Promo news, to mention some. Their most recent project ‘Shahmaran’ premiered summer 2018, and is the result of a three-year long process. The seven-minute film is a visual cinematic and sonic journey that questions the eternal fascinations and desires of the human mind, and represents a milestone moment for both their artistic expressions.

Emmanuel Adjei

Director at HALAL / COMPULSORY / DREAMERS

14:30
- 15:00

Production services: redefining the category

A memorable film begins with much more than the perfect location. The setting is not only a backdrop in front of which the action unfolds, but an essential part of storytelling. A meaningful dialogue between production and production service company delivers results that go beyond what’s expected, beyond predictable. In this panel we shine a light on a side of the industry which receives remarkably little attention despite playing a major role in a huge number of productions.

Ali Brown is Partner/Executive Producer of PRETTYBIRD, a production company devoted to pushing creative and brand opportunities across all distribution outlets. With offices in Los Angeles and London, PRETTYBIRD is home to a diverse roster of filmmakers, creatives, and collaborators producing entertainment that is creatively led and platform agnostic.

Brown has been able to combine her background in long and short form, leading PRETTYBIRD’s foray into the narrative realm. She has produced several films under the PRETTYBIRD banner, including the Daniels’ award-winning Sundance New Frontier film Possibilia; Showtime’s The Drew: No Excuse Just Produce directed by Baron Davis, and feature film The Trust, written and directed by PRETTYBIRD duo Brewer.

Through the keen creative eye of Brown, PRETTYBIRD has quickly grown its roster with a reputation for building talent and being a collaborative creative community that welcomes filmmakers from all disciplines and projects of all formats.

Hailing from Stonehenge, England, and a graduate of the Royal College of Art within the field of graphic design, Henry has brought his design-world skills of single-frame storytelling to life as he transitioned into the world of filmmaking.

Within the commercial world, Henry is known for epic narratives that challenge and fully engage the senses. From concept to edit, he creates richly cinematic story worlds filled with characters that explore the depth of the human psyche, while also encompassing a sense of epic scale, along with deft performances and an arresting visual scope.

Henry has directed award-winning spots and campaigns for PlayStation, Apple, Xbox, Pepsi, Adidas, the Marines, Under Armour and Gillette among many others. His images are visceral and unforgettable, from battling armies raining arrows down on the advancing ranks, to graphically enigmatic abstractions, to people fighting back against bullying, to video game spots with deep emotional undercurrents that strike us hard. Working with big name stars, from cinema to the football field, his work repeatedly captures our imagination in surprising and evocative ways.

His first feature, “Maggie,” featured a much-hailed, emotional ‘Eastwoodesque’ performance from Arnold Schwarzenegger, and co-starred Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin. The film garnered praise for its performances and unique visual style at the Toronto, Berlin and Tribeca Film Festivals.

A shots Director of the Year nominee in 2017, Henry’s awards have included multiple D&AD Pencils, Lions, AICP, One Show and SXSW accolades, as he pursues his passion of bringing beautiful and powerful cinema to the 30 and 60 second formats.

Jason Stone has been editor of online ad industry journal DAVID REVIEWS since he co-founded it in 2002. He has written about advertising for The Guardian and The Drum, and established a monthly live event in London called CraftWorks which aims to remind everyone how lucky they are to be working in such an exciting and vibrant industry. Jason also records ‘The David Reviews Podcasts’ which can be found on iTunes.

Jason Stone

Co-Founder & Editor at David Reviews

15:00
- 15:30

Break

Coffee break.

15:30
- 16:00

Creativity: the best of times, the worst of times

An open and honest presentation on the beliefs and values that drive Anomaly, by Carl Johnson. Since launching the agency with his partners in 2004, Carl has been responsible for the guardianship and evolution of Anomaly’s proposition in an ever-changing, sometimes turbulent but always stimulating, industry. As importantly, with Anomaly surging in the U.S. and overseas, reinforcing the core principles, beliefs and values that underpin the seven offices –from LA to Shanghai– is a key focus.

Carl has spent the better part of his entire career running his own agency. Since launching Anomaly with his partners in 2004 he has been responsible for the guardianship and evolution of Anomaly’s proposition in an ever-changing, sometimes turbulent but always stimulating, industry. As importantly, with Anomaly surging in the U.S. and overseas, reinforcing the core principles, beliefs and values that underpin the seven offices –from LA to Shanghai– is a key focus.

Prior to launching Anomaly, Carl spent four years with TBWA as the Worldwide COO and CEO of its New York office. Whilst there, he drove both growth and change, and, even more pertinently, looked ahead at the ideal model for ‘the network of the future’. His experience in New York was a consequence of him selling his first successful agency start up in London to Omnicom/TBWA and re-locating to the States.

As part of his interest in advancing the entire industry, he also spent six years on the Board of Effie Worldwide, with four years as Chairman, helping champion the practice and practitioners of effective marketing.

Carl Johnson

Founding Partner & Global CEO at Anomaly

16:00
- 16:45

David LaChapelle: a groundbreaking vision

Live interview with photographer and director David LaChapelle.

After attending high school at North Carolina School of The Arts in the mid 1980’s, David LaChapelle began showing in New York City galleries. Soon after, he was offered a job by Andy Warhol to work at Interview Magazine.

LaChapelle’s unique approach to image making and groundbreaking vision quickly gained international interest. With his widely recognizable staged pictures, the artist began to expand the genre of photography and by 1991, The New York Times predicts, “LaChapelle is certain to influence the work of a new generation…in the same way that Mr. Avedon pioneered so much of what is familiar today.”

Over the past thirty years, LaChapelle’s prolific body of work has established the artist as a fixture in contemporary art. His portrait, stage and music video and film works have become iconic archetypes of America in the 21st Century.

In 2018, LaChapelle created visual campaigns for Travis Scott’s AstroWorld campaign as well as Elton John’s farewell tour.

After attending high school at North Carolina School of The Arts in the mid 1980’s, David LaChapelle began showing in New York City galleries. Soon after, he was offered a job by Andy Warhol to work at Interview Magazine.

LaChapelle’s unique approach to image making and groundbreaking vision quickly gained international interest. With his widely recognizable staged pictures, the artist began to expand the genre of photography and by 1991, The New York Times predicts, “LaChapelle is certain to influence the work of a new generation…in the same way that Mr. Avedon pioneered so much of what is familiar today.”

Over the past thirty years, LaChapelle’s prolific body of work has established the artist as a fixture in contemporary art. His portrait, stage and music video and film works have become iconic archetypes of America in the 21st Century.

Kati Krause is Monocle’s Berlin correspondent and an editor at Anxy magazine.

Kati Krause

Correspondent at Monocle

16:45
- 17:15

Break

Coffee break.

17:15
- 17:45

James Rouse: directing actors

It is said that directing is 90 % casting. But then what? In this talk, James Rouse (the director behind award-winning spots such as “Hope”, for the International Committee of the Red Cross) will go over his strategies to communicate with the artists and approach the director/actor relationship.

James’ career highlights include two Grand Prix at Cannes, Commercial of the year at the British Arrows and making the most watched UK Christmas commercial to date. He has over 150 other industry awards including many Cannes Lions, British Arrows and DandAD pencils. He was rated as the No1 director in Campaign magazine and was named the second ‘most awarded director in the world’ by the Gunn report (he’s considering killing the first).

James started his advertising career as a copywriter at agencies including DDB and Euro RSCG, before switching over to directing. He is represented by The Corner Shop in the US, Blur in Spain, Wanda in France and Outsider in the UK and everywhere else. He lives in London with his lovely wife and two kids.

Crystal Moselle is a New York based director best known for her Sundance, Grand Jury Prize award winning documentary, The Wolfpack. In the past she was a producer on the critically acclaimed documentary film, Excavating Taylor Mead. In the last decade she has been working with short-form storytelling for publications such as Vice, Nowness and The New York Times, where she created a series called “Something Big, Something Small,” featuring talent such as Pharrell Williams and Shepard Fairey. Later collaborations with Pharrell included, “Meet the Bae’s,” a series profiling the artists back up dancers. Moselle’s short film for Miu Miu, That One Day, premiered at The Venice Film Festival. The feature version of the film “Skate Kitchen” just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2018.

Crystal Moselle is a New York based director best known for her Sundance, Grand Jury Prize award winning documentary, The Wolfpack. In the past she was a producer on the critically acclaimed documentary film, Excavating Taylor Mead. In the last decade she has been working with short-form storytelling for publications such as Vice, Nowness and The New York Times, where she created a series called “Something Big, Something Small,” featuring talent such as Pharrell Williams and Shepard Fairey. Later collaborations with Pharrell included, “Meet the Bae’s,” a series profiling the artists back up dancers. Moselle’s short film for Miu Miu, That One Day, premiered at The Venice Film Festival. The feature version of the film “Skate Kitchen” just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2018.

Sally started her career as a runner at The Mill in 1995 where she was the only one who could make butterless marmite toast good enough for Pat Joseph.

Richard Firminger spotted her attention to detail and got her a job at WCRS where she spent most of her time at The Ivy with Nicky Barnes. Rob Steiner noted she was so brilliant at redialing the Arsenal ticketline with such speed and efficiency that she got him tickets for every match that he took her with him to BBH where she became a producer (and got told off at regular intervals for being too feisty).

She soon realised it was production companies she was made for and switched sides learning her wares at Tomboy then heading to Academy where she spent 10 years as producer and the final few as joint MD. There she learned an extraordinary amount from the industry’s best Lizie Gower and Nick Morris.

Sally, Nick Gordon and Tim Nash set up Somesuch & Co. in July 2010 and haven’t looked back. Their vision for the company is to make all kinds of great work, support their directors personally and build a brand in Somesuch & Co. itself.

Sally Campbell

Founding Partner of Somesuch

DAY 2

2018-11-09

09:00
- 11:00

Screening: Special Section shortlist

Watch the shortlisted Special Section entries! At the ground floor.

09:00
- 10:30

Screening: film craft around the world

Enjoy the most well-crafted commercials and music videos that won trophies at CICLOPE Africa, CICLOPE Latino and CICLOPE Asia.

10:30
- 11:00

Break

Coffee break.

11:00
- 16:00

Screening: Short Form shortlist

Watch the shortlisted Short Form entries! At the ground floor.

11:00
- 11:30

Women Owned Companies: more female voices in the advertising pipeline

The past two years have seen a tremendous amount of discussion of women and their voices in advertising. Through social movements and industry wide initiatives, women’s points of view have been pushed to the forefront, focusing our attention on the importance of women in creative roles such as agency creatives, directors, editors, etc. However, the importance of a women’s point of view on the production side has been relatively ignored. Recently, several major brands have begun to call out the importance of women owned companies, yet they seem to be difficult to find. While there are many female producers, the rate of female ownership or partnership is still relatively low.

Our panel will discuss why, now more than ever, it is important to continue to drive the conversation about equality forward. How can we help encourage parity in the business, without asking for preferential treatment? What are the steps we can take to encourage more female ownership within the industry. What is the role of the new international coalition of women run companies called OWNED in the advertising production industry?

Megan Kelly brings nearly two decades of experience on both the agency and production sides of the business and was an early adapter for digital content. While honing her skills for every facet of production and cultivating strong and enduring relationships, she has also earned a reputation for curating and developing talent.

Prior to founding Honor Society with Eli Rotholz, she led production teams for such top industry shops as Savage, Shilo, The Sweet Shop, Public Domain and Czar. Most recently Kelly started the Live Action Division at Click 3X. Kelly’s work has garnered some of the industry’s most prestigious awards, including One Show, AICP and Cannes Lions.

Emma Daines is Founder and Group Managing Director of Fin Design and Effects. Since founding the company in 2001, she as built Fin Design from a boutique design/vfx house in Sydney to today recognised as one of the most well reputed and highly awarded Visual Effects companies in South East Asia which now includes facilities in Melbourne, Shanghai and Singapore.

Emma’s experience in the Advertising Industry spans nearly 30 years working in leading Post Production facilities in Melbourne, London, Asia and Sydney and working in Production in Australia, and Asia. Emma is most well noted by her peers for her producing skills with an impressive wealth of knowledge and understanding of high end Visual Effects, it’s technicalities and her ability manage a team to pursueambitious creative results.

Emma steadfast approach to push boundaries, to stimulate creative and to seek challenges within herself and the people around her make her a standing force in the Advertising industry.

Jessica began her career more than 15 years ago as an art director at the Dutch agency Y&R. She then moved on to Only & after this to the international agency DDB (2001-2013) where she worked on both international and national projects.

She developed international campaigns like the Philips successful ‘things to do your thing’ & ‘Aurea,’ that was featured in Vogue’s September issue and a short film shot by Wong Kar Wai. She worked for brands like Unilever, Philips, Mexx, Mud Jeans, Heineken, amongst many others.

Currently, she is the co-founder and creative director at Cloudfactory. Jessica says, “Co-creating with brands that are ambitious & open-minded is what makes my day.” Here she works for Strongbow, Booking.com, adidas, Heineken and many other clients together with her partner Sandrine Huijgen.

Jessica Kersten

Creative Director at Cloudfactory

11:30
- 12:00

adidas + Johannes Leonardo: creative coupling

Finding a good partner is hard, but essential for success. The alliance between adidas Originals and New York-based Johannes Leonardo -who have been working together since 2014- is the best example. Join this talk to understand how a brave company and an innovative agency can come together to challenge the idea of originality and take the brand to a new level.

Jenny D. Pham is a dynamic senior brand strategist with over 15 years of experience with a focus on Lifestyle and Fashion brands. As the Global Senior Director of Brand Communications, she currently heads all brand marketing /comms activity for adidas Originals. Jenny’s recent work includes the “original is never finished” brand spot featuring Frank Sinatra’s My Way leading to accolades such as the Cannes Lion Grand Prix at the Festival of Creativity, the launch of the adidas Originals x Alexander Wang collection, the Pharrell Williams x Stan Smith campaign, the launch of key product successes of the brand, as well as many more.

With a heavy slant towards entertainment in her work, she has a special interest in youth & culture marketing and believes in positive representation of diversity in her work.

Ferdinando Verderi is an Italian creative director based in NY. As Founding Member, Partner of Johannes Leonardo, Ferdinando has worked on stewarding global creative and strategic direction on brands that range from technology innovators to cultural Institutions, from Google to Diet Coke to Goldman Sachs to Yale University. From the agency start, Ferdinando envisioned a new type of creativity for the fashion and luxury industry which led him to in-depth partnerships with Chanel, Alexander Wang and Adidas Originals. Ferdinando and team’s work with Adidas Originals in the past 3 years has coincided with unprecedented company growth in both scale and relevance, and is some of the most awarded work in the industry.

Most recently Ferdinando has been working very closely with Versace on a brand repositioning which started with the Versace Tribute campaign in 2018, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the house.

Ferdinando’ work has been awarded with the most prestigious accolades in the industry, among which The Grand Prix and numerous Gold Lions at Cannes International Festival of Creativity, the Grand Clios as well as numerous Clios, D&AD pencils, One Show Gold awards, among many others. In 2016, Adweek named him among the top 50 creatives of the year.

Brittaney Kiefer is the creativity editor at Campaign, covering the best creativity in the advertising, marketing and media industries. She joined the publication in 2015 as digital editor. Prior to that she was a reporter and editor at PRWeek in New York.

Brittaney Kiefer

Creativity Editor at Campaign

12:00
- 12:30

adam&eveDDB: boosting innovation

Richard Brim is CCO of adam&eveDDB, one of the most consistently creative agencies on the world stage. Known as the undisputed King of Christmas – Rick leads creative on the agency’s Christmas campaigns, including the world famous John Lewis Christmas campaign.

The agency’s innovative creative work is testament to Rick’s passion and talents. Recent highlights include creating a new move in FIFA 18, Skittles giving up its rainbow to Pride with 3m white packs and a star-studded karaoke video with Naomi Campbell for H&M. The agency also created genetic testing kits to find out if Marmite’s long standing strategy of ‘Love it, or Hate it’ is actually true. Moreover, Oscar winner Danny Boyle borrowing the agency’s award-winning Shoplifters campaign for Harvey Nichols for his iconic ‘Choose life’ monologue in Trainspotting 2 (agencies normally steal from films, not the other way around).

Richard Brim is CCO of adam&eveDDB, one of the most consistently creative agencies on the world stage. Whilst Brim has been at the agency, adam&eveDDB has been Cannes’ Agency of the Year twice (2018, 2014) and the Top UK Agency every year, with a total of 7 Grands Prix in the last 5 years. Last year the agency was named Campaign’s Agency of the Year for the fourth consecutive year and the Gunn Report’s Most Awarded Agency in the World for the fourth time, making it the most successful creative Agency in the report’s history.

The agency’s innovative creative work is testament to Rick’s passion and talents. Recent highlights include creating a new move in FIFA 18, Skittles giving up its rainbow to Pride with 3m white packs and a star-studded karaoke video with Naomi Campbell for H&M. The agency also created genetic testing kits to find out if Marmite’s long standing strategy of ‘Love it, or Hate it’ is actually true. Moreover, Oscar winner Danny Boyle borrowing the agency’s award-winning Shoplifters campaign for Harvey Nichols for his iconic ‘Choose life’ monologue in Trainspotting 2 (agencies normally steal from films, not the other way around).

Known as the undisputed King of Christmas – Rick leads creative on the agency’s Christmas campaigns, including the world famous John Lewis Christmas campaign and Wes Anderson’s award-winning holiday campaign for H&M (as featured on the director’s IMDB).

Last year Richard was named one of AdWeek’s Creative 100and is a previous AdAge 40 under 40.

Richard Brim

Chief Creative Officer at Adam&EveDDB

12:30
- 13:30

Lunch

Enjoy your complimentary lunch at the venue.

13:30
- 14:15

Case study: Nike’s “Nothing beats a Londoner”

Nike’s “Nothing beats a Londoner” was one of the most powerful ad campaigns in the last few years. With this three-minute film -created by Wieden+Kennedy and beautifully shot by French directing duo Megaforce- the brand got back in touch with local consumers by putting the city and real kids in the spotlight. In this talk, the commercial’s creators will reveal all the details behind the spot.

Thomas Clementine Bender, is a young fresh creative boy in London and has been working at Wieden+Kennedy, the undisputed global leaders of creativity, for the past couple of years. Brands are his life and advertising is his blood. Making sweet commercials are what Thomas lives for, while building brands is his equivalent of having children and watching them grow big and strong.

Thomas shot to global, world wide (and possibly intergalactic) superstardom after creating the Nike spot ‘Nothing Beats A Londoner’ alongside his partner Thomas Maximus Corcoran. However the journey from Bender did not begin here; Bender has worked on many brands at agencies CP+B, Droga5 and other various cash jobs that he shouldn’t mention publicly due to possible legal implications. Thomas has won lots of awards, so… that’s proof he’s good.

The only thing that stops Bender from ending it all is knowing that there is a chance of coming up with good ideas and making them in real life like the fantastic dog accessories made at www.hindquarters.com, artisanaly crafted, high quality products Made by Hands, for Paws. Now shipping globally.

Matthew started his production career in 1991. He has worked on most of the rungs of the production ladder, now finding himself working for his own production company, Riff Raff.

Previously to Riff Raff he produced award winning creative work for clients such as Cadbury’s, Nike, Adidas, Orange, Olympus, JC Penney, Diet Coke as well as music videos for the likes of The Streets, Madonna, LCD Soundsystem, Bats for Lashes, Badly Drawn Boy, Basement Jaxx, Coldplay and Kings of Leon. Directors he produced for include Dougal Wilson, Juan Cabral, Patrick Daughters and Adam Smith to name a few. The highlight was producing the Grand Prix at Cannes winning Cadbury’s Gorilla commercial in 2008.

In recent years with Riff Raff he has produced work for the likes of Wes Anderson Adam&Eve/DDB and H&M, The Sacred Egg Mailchimp & Droga5 New York & Megaforce Nike LDNR through W&K London.

He currently spends his time making his bio interesting as well as trying to move Riff Raff up the proverbial production company ladder, which he is having some success with being humbled to win Creative Circles’ Production Company of the Year for 2017 & 2018.

Jason Stone has been editor of online ad industry journal DAVID REVIEWS since he co-founded it in 2002. He has written about advertising for The Guardian and The Drum, and established a monthly live event in London called CraftWorks which aims to remind everyone how lucky they are to be working in such an exciting and vibrant industry. Jason also records ‘The David Reviews Podcasts’ which can be found on iTunes.

Jason Stone

Co-Founder & Editor at David Reviews

14:15
- 14:45

New Talent: is it worth it?

Yes. The answer here is obviously yes: we are an industry which runs on talent and commodifying that into advertising. This talk will be discussing what exactly constitutes NEW, and how a company can build an infrastructure around finding, developing and keeping new directors. And why we should bother in the first place.

Katie Lambert is the Global Head of Music Videos and Stink Rising at Stink Films. Stink Films is an award-winning and creatively creatively-driven production company with offices in LA, New York, Sao Paulo, London, Berlin, Moscow, Prague, Beijing and Shanghai and it is home to a diverse international community of filmmakers.

Katie has been working in music videos since 2010, and has EP’d and produced over 100 music videos, recognised across various awards bodies. She has created a name for herself in recognising and developing exceptional new talent. With Katie’s arrival at last year, Stink Films opened its Music Video department and has just opened its first dedicated new talent roster – Stink Rising. Stink Rising is a new talent department which goes beyond music videos, including talent across shorts, content, commercials and photography. The principle of Stink Rising is that this is the talent who will refine advertising in years to come.

Katie Lambert

Global Head of Stink Rising and Music Videos at Stink

14:45
- 15:15

Break

Coffee break.

15:15
- 15:45

Please, not another panel

Tune in for everyone’s favourite advertising panel host Arif Haq as we bring you a hilarious show which is no way similar to the popular BBC comedy series Room 101, in which a panel of opiniated industry blow-hards persuade him and the audience to banish their pet hates about advertising into the dustbin of history. Any Hat Trick Productions executives concerned about copyright infringement are advised to leave the venue during this session.

Ash Atalla is an Emmy, Golden Globe and five times BAFTA-winning producer, best known for multi award winning series The Office (BBC), The IT Crowd (Channel 4) and People Just Do Nothing (BBC). He runs his own independent production company, Roughcut TV, who produce outstanding comedy and drama for all the UK’s major broadcasters as well as in the US, through deals with HBO, Amazon and other platforms.

Anna Hashmi is the Managing Partner and Executive Producer at The Corner Shop, which she opened in 2013 with director, Peter Thwaites. A native Londoner, Hashmi grew up in the industry in the UK, starting as PA for Tony Kaye after she graduated from Art College with a degree in Visual and Performing Arts. She went on to produce award winning campaigns in the UK and US during her tenures at Outsider, MJZ and Gorgeous. She now resides in Los Angeles where The Corner Shop office is based.

Chris is Co-Managing Director of Smuggler London. He launched Smuggler’s London office with Fergus Brown in 2009. It quickly established itself as one of the top commercial production houses in Europe, winning the prestigious British Arrows ‘Production Company of the Year in its first year. It has gone on to garner numerous accolades both internationally and at home over the last decade. Prior to Smuggler he was Executive Producer at London’s outpost of Anonymous Content.

Arif Haq is a Partner at freuds where he works in the creative team. He joined freuds in November 2017 from Contagious magazine where he was the founder and head of the Creative Capabilities practise at Contagious Insider (the company’s specialist consultancy division). Among his work there he developed Heineken’s ‘Creative Leadership’ program, most famous for the Heineken Creative Ladder, a project described by Campaign as, ‘A refreshingly serious approach to the business of creativity.’ and by AdAge as having, “helped the brewer scale creative heights, culminating with the 2015 Cannes Lions Creative Marketer of the Year award”. That work has also been featured as a case study by Fast Company and in a number of books including James Hurman’s seminal ‘The Case for Creativity’. Arif started his career on the agency-side before spending a decade as a brand manager at PepsiCo in the UK and Europe, working on Pepsi, Pepsi Max and Gatorade. He has also been a professional advertising treatment writer, giving him a relatively unique client-agency-production-consultant view of the industry.

As a cinematographer, Lance Acord shot seminal music videos and feature films such as “Buffalo 66”, “Lost in translation”, “Being John Malkovich” and “Where the wild things are”. In the late 90’s he began his transition into directing, and in 1998, together with his business partner Jackie Kelman Bisbee, founded the production company Park Pictures. In the last years he has received multiple awards for his work with clients such as Nike, Apple, HP, VW, P&G and Subaru, among many others.

Kirk Baxter has earned three Academy Award nominations and two wins for Best Editing for The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. In 2014 he co-founded the award winning commercial editing company EXILE, along with his partners CL Weaver, Matt Murphy, and the late Eric Zumbrunnen. This year EXILE has 7 shortlist nominations in editing at Ciclope.

After studying film and photography at the San Francisco Art Institute, Lance moved to New York to assist photographer/filmmaker Bruce Weber. He began his career as a cinematographer shooting music videos and commercials with close friend and collaborator Spike Jonze. Lance quickly became one of the industry’s most sought after cinematographers and shot seminal music videos for directors Michel Gondry, Mark Romanek, Stéphane Sednaoui, and Dayton Faris. In 2001 he won the MTV Music Award for Best Cinematography for Fatboy Slim’s Weapon of Choice.

Lance’s feature Cinematography debut was Vincent Gallo’s cult classic Buffalo 66. His long list of credits include Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation (BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography), Marie Antoinette as well as Spike Jonze’s Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Where the Wild Things Are.

In the late 90’s Lance began his transition into directing and in 1998, together with his business partner Jackie Kelman Bisbee, founded the production company Park Pictures. Over the years, he has received 25 Cannes Lions and 18 AICP Awards for his work with clients such as Nike, Apple, HP, VW, P&G, Subaru and more. He was nominated Best Commercial Director by the DGA in 2003, 2011, 2012, and 2017. In 2011, Lance’s Super Bowl spot for Volkswagen, The Force, became the undisputed highlight of the year’s Super Bowl broadcast and went viral even before kickoff (a first). The Force was named the best ad of 2011 by AdWeek, Creativity, and YouTube, and consistently ranks on lists of the greatest Super Bowl ads of all time.

Lance’s Nike Jogger spot was nominated for a 2013 Emmy for Outstanding Commercial and named the best spot of 2012 by Creativity. The following year, his Apple film, Misunderstood, won the 2014 Emmy. In 2015, Lance’s Super Bowl Nissan ad, With Dad, earned him another Emmy nomination. Recently, Lance directed a branded content series for HP starring Christian Slater, which won Gold at Ciclope and was named Ad Age’s Small Agency Campaign of the Year.

In 2013, together with partner Sam Bisbee, Park Pictures expanded into feature films and have produced nine films garnering critical acclaim worldwide. Park Pictures Features and Lance Acord are currently in development on his first feature film The Real All Americans, a story about The Carlisle Indian school, forced assimilation, and the innovative influence Native Americans have contributed to the sport of American football.

Kirk Baxter is the co-founder of the award winning commercial editing company EXILE, where, along with his partners, CL Weaver, Matt Murphy, and the late Eric Zumbrunnen, he has worked with many of the industry’s top directors, agencies, and brands. Together the partners created a company known for its top tier talent and commitment to creative excellence, representing a collection of Oscar and award winning editorial heavyweights.

Kirk started his editing career in Sydney, Australia, at the tender age of 17, where he was born and raised. Across the span of his 30 year career, he has lived and worked as an editor in Sydney, London, and New York, eventually settling in Los Angeles, where he currently lives with his wife and daughter.

Kirk began his long standing collaboration with director David Fincher in 2007, working on the feature films The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and Gone Girl, as well as the Netflix TV series, House of Cards and Mindhunter, the latter of which he was also a co-producer.During this collaboration, he earned three Academy Award nominations and two wins for Best Editing for The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

With offices in New York and Los Angeles, EXILE’s recently awarded work includes Adidas “Original is Never Finished”, Montefiore “Corazón”, Kenzo “My Mutant Brain”, Tourism Australia “Dundee”, Lorde’s “Green Light”, MiuMiu “That One Day”, Apple “History of Sound”, GE “The Boy Who Beeps”, feature film “One More Time With Feeling” and marketing campaigns for “House of Cards” and David Fincher’s “Mind Hunter”.

A couple of months ago, Freefolk made the bold move into the world of Film & TV with ‘The Alienist’, a Paramount and TNT series adapted from the novel by Caleb Carr. Well versed in longform projects, the company’s Head of 2D Steve Murgatroyd supervised the work ranging from entire CG set builds to one of the tiniest comps of just over a pixel wide. In this talk, Justine White will share the secrets behind this project that led them to win an Emmy.

Justine White co-founded Freefolk in 2003 and has been MD of the independent VFX post production company ever since. Quickly establishing itself as one of the premier commercials visual effects houses in London, Freefolk works with the industry’s leading creative agencies and production companies.

Celebrating it’s 15th birthday this year, Justine, her co-founder, Jason Watts and their excellent team, have worked hard to ensure Freefolk’s success in high-end visual effects and post production. Their passion and guidance has nurtured a creative environment where talent flourishes to produce exceptional, award winning work.

Freefolk expanded across the pond in 2016, opening their second studio in New York. Justine oversees both the London and New York facilities. In 2017 the company moved into longform vfx and won an Emmy this year for it’s work on The Alienist for Paramount / TNT.

A traditional artist by trade, Justine graduated with a degree in Fine Arts in her native Australia and then moved to London where she discovered visual effects, never to return to the real world again.

Justine White

Managing Director at Freefolk

10:00
- 10:30

Immersive technologies: are theme park rides art?

Are theme park rides art? The way we consume media is changing; entertainment, increasingly, has the potential to be both interactive and immersive. Theme parks are exploring innovative new ways of using technology to tell stories.

Amanda Johnstone-Batt is CG Supervisor within Framestore’s Rides team, where she applies her skills in CG and VFX to an exciting slate of theme park attractions and environmental media. Prior to working on rides, Amanda accrued an impressive raft of credits in VFX, notable projects include Star Trek: Beyond, Godzilla and Thor: The Dark World. She has been part of three Oscar-nominated teams (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Avatar, The Golden Compass).

Amanda Johnstone-Batt

CG Supervisor at Framestore

10:30
- 11:00

New models in music management for moving image

A brief (and engaging) monologue from Record-Play’s founder on the effects of a comprehensive application of innovation / consistency / ethics in strategic music management for brands and their communications.

Daniel Cross is founder and CEO of one of Europe’s largest independent music consultancies, Record-Play. Daniel combines his background in marketing with his experience in music publishing and artist management to provide clients with a multi-dimensional, strategic and ethical approach to integrating music into brand environments.

Established in 2004 and with offices in Barcelona and London Record-Play’s services include music licensing and clearance, as well as soundtrack supervision, use of music in marketing and general music and brand strategy their client roster includes adidas (retained music agency, and for whom Daniel is Global Music Manager), Google, Konami Games and Reebok Global. In 2017 Record-Play, together with Westminster University’s MusicTank published an ethical guide to music and brand collaboration called Unlocking the Sync, which you can download free here.

Daniel Cross

CEO at Record-Play / Global Music Manager at Adidas

11:00
- 11:30

Break

Coffee break.

11:30
- 12:00

Costume design: craft prêt-à-porter

Unique costume design does not only support a story, but tells a story itself. Understanding what might have been in a character’s closet is just part of the process. Join this in-depth conversation with costume designer Sara Sensoy -who has worked for TV series (Bloodline), music videos (Elton John, Kamasi Washington, Florence and the Machine) and commercials (with directors such as Daniel Wolfe, Aoife McArdle and Max Weiland, among others)- to find out everything it takes to bring a set of costumes from idea to screen.

Sara Sensoy is a freelance Costume Designer based in Los Angeles and London, working in film, commercials and music videos.

While studying Theatre Design at Central Saint Martin’s she became very much influenced by the avant-garde cinema, italian horror, experimental performance and the psychology of clothes. Since graduating in 2006, she has been working as a freelance costume designer and stylist for music videos, commercials and films. Before Sara made a name for herself she has worked under Academy Award winning Costume Designers such as Lindy Hemming, Penny Rose, Joanna Johnston and CDG award winner Sanja Hays to name a few.

Sara regularly works for some of the top production companies in the US and London including Anonymous Content, Reset, Park Pictures, Iconoclast, Caviar, Rattling Stick, Pretty bird, Epoch films and Somesuch. Directors include, Adam Hashemi, Abteen Bagheri, AG Rojas, Daniel Wolfe, Sebastian Strasser, We are from LA, Aoife McCradle, Emily Kai Bock, Matthew Stone, Vince Haycock, Terence Neale, Nathan Price to name a few.

The Fresh Market is a networking activity in which full production companies (representing directors), digital production companies, post houses and music/sound companies can meet creatives and agency producers from leading agencies in the world.

The Service Market is the place where production service companies and location managers have the chance to meet executive producers from leading production companies in the world.

To participate, you must apply in advance. Only one application per company is allowed, but up to two persons can take part in the meetings. Please note that only FULL PASS and DAY 1 PASS delegates can apply, and keep in mind that the capacity is very limited. The sole purchase of a FULL PASS or DAY 1 PASS does not assure your access to The Market.

12:00
- 12:30

Leadership: the power of slow

Geir founded The World Institute of Slowness, a thinktank in 1999. He has experience of change management and problem solving, for small and large corporations across the globe, for over 25 years. The distinct aim of founding the institute was to change the way people think about values, speed, and our approach to work and life.

He says: “Most of us can go through high school and university without really understanding what thinking is, and how our thinking influences our lives. That is really a shame. Fast thinking is your autopilot — automatic responses that dictate your thoughts, feelings, and actions. Slow Thinking is what’s happening to you when you turn off your autopilot. Slow thinking is the understanding of our own thinking process and how thoughts make reality”.

Geir founded The World Institute of Slowness, a thinktank in 1999. He has experience of change management and problem solving, for small and large corporations across the globe, for over 25 years. The distinct aim of founding the institute was to change the way people think about values, speed, and our approach to work and life.

He says “Most of us can go through high school and university without really understanding what thinking is,and how our thinking influences our lives. That is really a shame. Fast thinking is your autopilot — automatic responses that dictate your thoughts, feelings, and actions. Slow Thinking is what’s happening to you when you turn off your autopilot. Slow thinking is the understanding of our own thinking process and how thoughts make reality”.

Geir uses the work at the Institute to make meaningful shifts in workplace and individual values. “We are working to facilitate a whole new mindset, away from the traditional perceptions of success and status symbols wherefactors such as health, relationships and environment aren’t subordinate”.

Geir Berthelsen

Founder at The World Institute of Slowness

12:30
- 13:00

Brands + creativity: the wonder of collaboration

Breaking through the noise is not easy nowadays. However, creative director Donald Schneider found the way to create a constant buzz around H&M, one of the most defining brands of our times. His secret: collaboration. An interview with the man who initiated H&M’s work with Karl Lagerfeld, followed by collaborations with Versace, Marni, Alexander Wang, Balmain, Kenzo, Moschino, David Beckham, Beyoncé and Jeff Koons, among others.

Donald works regularly with H&M since 2002. He originally initiated H&M‘s collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld and created the campaign. Followed by collaborations with Versace, Marni, Margiela, Isabel Marant, Alexander Wang, Balmain, Kenzo, Erdem, Moschino etc. Additional collaborations and campaigns with celebrities such as David Beckham, Beyoncé, Jeff Koons, etc. From 2010 to 2016 as the Global Creative Director, directing all creative aspects of the H&M brand worldwide. Donald continues to work on special projects with H&M.

Often projects include TVCs and videos, Donald works with directors like Sofia Coppola, Baz Luhrmann, Guy Ritchie, Johan Renck, Jonas Akerlund, etc Since 2017 he started regularly directing himself.

Previously Donald was for many years the Art Director at French Vogue.

Laura joined LBBOnline as a staff writer in 2012 and was quickly promoted to Deputy Editor, before becoming Global Editor in 2014. She is now Editor in Chief and MD.

Over the past five years she’s helped turn LBB into the place to read about advertising and the creative industries internationally and a platform that supports the agencies and production companies of the global creative community.

Laura Swinton

Editor in Chief & MD at LBBOnline

13:00
- 14:00

Lunch

Enjoy your complimentary lunch at the venue.

13:40
- 18:45

Screening: Music Video shortlist

Watch the shortlisted Music Video entries! At the ground floor.

14:00
- 14:30

Shahmaran: turning art into film

Dutch-Ghanaian director Emmanuel Adjei teamed up with Sevdaliza to create a new music video for her song “Shahmaran”. The epic film -a three-year project inspired by the historic oppression of African people- is an breathtaking journey across deserted and futuristic landscapes. In this talk, the director will go through this and other projects in which he managed to create atmospheric worlds, transforming dramatic narratives into visual poems.

Emmanuel Adjei (COMPULSORY, Dreamers, HALAL) is a Dutch-Ghanian film director and visual artist. With a background in Fine Arts, his work focuses on storytelling by transforming dramatic narratives into visual poems. Creating atmospheric worlds in both a painterly and a cinematic style, Adjei always seeks for the boundary between fiction and reality.Emmanuel’s career has been marked by collaborations with a variety of artists and brands such as Hugo Boss, Patta, High Snobiety, Asics and artists Mark Pritchard and Bibio with Warp Records. Most prominently is his artistic relationship with Dutch-Iranian artist Sevdaliza. His short film ‘The Formula’ (2016) and music video ‘Human’ (2016), both with Sevdaliza, received global acclaim from the likes of Billboard, the Fader and Promo news, to mention some. Their most recent project ‘Shahmaran’ premiered summer 2018, and is the result of a three-year long process. The seven-minute film is a visual cinematic and sonic journey that questions the eternal fascinations and desires of the human mind, and represents a milestone moment for both their artistic expressions.

Emmanuel Adjei

Director at HALAL / COMPULSORY / DREAMERS

14:30
- 15:00

Production services: redefining the category

A memorable film begins with much more than the perfect location. The setting is not only a backdrop in front of which the action unfolds, but an essential part of storytelling. A meaningful dialogue between production and production service company delivers results that go beyond what’s expected, beyond predictable. In this panel we shine a light on a side of the industry which receives remarkably little attention despite playing a major role in a huge number of productions.

Ali Brown is Partner/Executive Producer of PRETTYBIRD, a production company devoted to pushing creative and brand opportunities across all distribution outlets. With offices in Los Angeles and London, PRETTYBIRD is home to a diverse roster of filmmakers, creatives, and collaborators producing entertainment that is creatively led and platform agnostic.

Brown has been able to combine her background in long and short form, leading PRETTYBIRD’s foray into the narrative realm. She has produced several films under the PRETTYBIRD banner, including the Daniels’ award-winning Sundance New Frontier film Possibilia; Showtime’s The Drew: No Excuse Just Produce directed by Baron Davis, and feature film The Trust, written and directed by PRETTYBIRD duo Brewer.

Through the keen creative eye of Brown, PRETTYBIRD has quickly grown its roster with a reputation for building talent and being a collaborative creative community that welcomes filmmakers from all disciplines and projects of all formats.

Hailing from Stonehenge, England, and a graduate of the Royal College of Art within the field of graphic design, Henry has brought his design-world skills of single-frame storytelling to life as he transitioned into the world of filmmaking.

Within the commercial world, Henry is known for epic narratives that challenge and fully engage the senses. From concept to edit, he creates richly cinematic story worlds filled with characters that explore the depth of the human psyche, while also encompassing a sense of epic scale, along with deft performances and an arresting visual scope.

Henry has directed award-winning spots and campaigns for PlayStation, Apple, Xbox, Pepsi, Adidas, the Marines, Under Armour and Gillette among many others. His images are visceral and unforgettable, from battling armies raining arrows down on the advancing ranks, to graphically enigmatic abstractions, to people fighting back against bullying, to video game spots with deep emotional undercurrents that strike us hard. Working with big name stars, from cinema to the football field, his work repeatedly captures our imagination in surprising and evocative ways.

His first feature, “Maggie,” featured a much-hailed, emotional ‘Eastwoodesque’ performance from Arnold Schwarzenegger, and co-starred Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin. The film garnered praise for its performances and unique visual style at the Toronto, Berlin and Tribeca Film Festivals.

A shots Director of the Year nominee in 2017, Henry’s awards have included multiple D&AD Pencils, Lions, AICP, One Show and SXSW accolades, as he pursues his passion of bringing beautiful and powerful cinema to the 30 and 60 second formats.

Jason Stone has been editor of online ad industry journal DAVID REVIEWS since he co-founded it in 2002. He has written about advertising for The Guardian and The Drum, and established a monthly live event in London called CraftWorks which aims to remind everyone how lucky they are to be working in such an exciting and vibrant industry. Jason also records ‘The David Reviews Podcasts’ which can be found on iTunes.

Jason Stone

Co-Founder & Editor at David Reviews

15:00
- 15:30

Break

Coffee break.

15:30
- 16:00

Creativity: the best of times, the worst of times

An open and honest presentation on the beliefs and values that drive Anomaly, by Carl Johnson. Since launching the agency with his partners in 2004, Carl has been responsible for the guardianship and evolution of Anomaly’s proposition in an ever-changing, sometimes turbulent but always stimulating, industry. As importantly, with Anomaly surging in the U.S. and overseas, reinforcing the core principles, beliefs and values that underpin the seven offices –from LA to Shanghai– is a key focus.

Carl has spent the better part of his entire career running his own agency. Since launching Anomaly with his partners in 2004 he has been responsible for the guardianship and evolution of Anomaly’s proposition in an ever-changing, sometimes turbulent but always stimulating, industry. As importantly, with Anomaly surging in the U.S. and overseas, reinforcing the core principles, beliefs and values that underpin the seven offices –from LA to Shanghai– is a key focus.

Prior to launching Anomaly, Carl spent four years with TBWA as the Worldwide COO and CEO of its New York office. Whilst there, he drove both growth and change, and, even more pertinently, looked ahead at the ideal model for ‘the network of the future’. His experience in New York was a consequence of him selling his first successful agency start up in London to Omnicom/TBWA and re-locating to the States.

As part of his interest in advancing the entire industry, he also spent six years on the Board of Effie Worldwide, with four years as Chairman, helping champion the practice and practitioners of effective marketing.

Carl Johnson

Founding Partner & Global CEO at Anomaly

16:00
- 16:45

David LaChapelle: a groundbreaking vision

Live interview with photographer and director David LaChapelle.

After attending high school at North Carolina School of The Arts in the mid 1980’s, David LaChapelle began showing in New York City galleries. Soon after, he was offered a job by Andy Warhol to work at Interview Magazine.

LaChapelle’s unique approach to image making and groundbreaking vision quickly gained international interest. With his widely recognizable staged pictures, the artist began to expand the genre of photography and by 1991, The New York Times predicts, “LaChapelle is certain to influence the work of a new generation…in the same way that Mr. Avedon pioneered so much of what is familiar today.”

Over the past thirty years, LaChapelle’s prolific body of work has established the artist as a fixture in contemporary art. His portrait, stage and music video and film works have become iconic archetypes of America in the 21st Century.

In 2018, LaChapelle created visual campaigns for Travis Scott’s AstroWorld campaign as well as Elton John’s farewell tour.

After attending high school at North Carolina School of The Arts in the mid 1980’s, David LaChapelle began showing in New York City galleries. Soon after, he was offered a job by Andy Warhol to work at Interview Magazine.

LaChapelle’s unique approach to image making and groundbreaking vision quickly gained international interest. With his widely recognizable staged pictures, the artist began to expand the genre of photography and by 1991, The New York Times predicts, “LaChapelle is certain to influence the work of a new generation…in the same way that Mr. Avedon pioneered so much of what is familiar today.”

Over the past thirty years, LaChapelle’s prolific body of work has established the artist as a fixture in contemporary art. His portrait, stage and music video and film works have become iconic archetypes of America in the 21st Century.

Kati Krause is Monocle’s Berlin correspondent and an editor at Anxy magazine.

Kati Krause

Correspondent at Monocle

16:45
- 17:15

Break

Coffee break.

17:15
- 17:45

James Rouse: directing actors

It is said that directing is 90 % casting. But then what? In this talk, James Rouse (the director behind award-winning spots such as “Hope”, for the International Committee of the Red Cross) will go over his strategies to communicate with the artists and approach the director/actor relationship.

James’ career highlights include two Grand Prix at Cannes, Commercial of the year at the British Arrows and making the most watched UK Christmas commercial to date. He has over 150 other industry awards including many Cannes Lions, British Arrows and DandAD pencils. He was rated as the No1 director in Campaign magazine and was named the second ‘most awarded director in the world’ by the Gunn report (he’s considering killing the first).

James started his advertising career as a copywriter at agencies including DDB and Euro RSCG, before switching over to directing. He is represented by The Corner Shop in the US, Blur in Spain, Wanda in France and Outsider in the UK and everywhere else. He lives in London with his lovely wife and two kids.

Crystal Moselle is a New York based director best known for her Sundance, Grand Jury Prize award winning documentary, The Wolfpack. In the past she was a producer on the critically acclaimed documentary film, Excavating Taylor Mead. In the last decade she has been working with short-form storytelling for publications such as Vice, Nowness and The New York Times, where she created a series called “Something Big, Something Small,” featuring talent such as Pharrell Williams and Shepard Fairey. Later collaborations with Pharrell included, “Meet the Bae’s,” a series profiling the artists back up dancers. Moselle’s short film for Miu Miu, That One Day, premiered at The Venice Film Festival. The feature version of the film “Skate Kitchen” just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2018.

Crystal Moselle is a New York based director best known for her Sundance, Grand Jury Prize award winning documentary, The Wolfpack. In the past she was a producer on the critically acclaimed documentary film, Excavating Taylor Mead. In the last decade she has been working with short-form storytelling for publications such as Vice, Nowness and The New York Times, where she created a series called “Something Big, Something Small,” featuring talent such as Pharrell Williams and Shepard Fairey. Later collaborations with Pharrell included, “Meet the Bae’s,” a series profiling the artists back up dancers. Moselle’s short film for Miu Miu, That One Day, premiered at The Venice Film Festival. The feature version of the film “Skate Kitchen” just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2018.

Sally started her career as a runner at The Mill in 1995 where she was the only one who could make butterless marmite toast good enough for Pat Joseph.

Richard Firminger spotted her attention to detail and got her a job at WCRS where she spent most of her time at The Ivy with Nicky Barnes. Rob Steiner noted she was so brilliant at redialing the Arsenal ticketline with such speed and efficiency that she got him tickets for every match that he took her with him to BBH where she became a producer (and got told off at regular intervals for being too feisty).

She soon realised it was production companies she was made for and switched sides learning her wares at Tomboy then heading to Academy where she spent 10 years as producer and the final few as joint MD. There she learned an extraordinary amount from the industry’s best Lizie Gower and Nick Morris.

Sally, Nick Gordon and Tim Nash set up Somesuch & Co. in July 2010 and haven’t looked back. Their vision for the company is to make all kinds of great work, support their directors personally and build a brand in Somesuch & Co. itself.

Sally Campbell

Founding Partner of Somesuch

09:00
- 11:00

Screening: Special Section shortlist

Watch the shortlisted Special Section entries! At the ground floor.

09:00
- 10:30

Screening: film craft around the world

Enjoy the most well-crafted commercials and music videos that won trophies at CICLOPE Africa, CICLOPE Latino and CICLOPE Asia.

10:30
- 11:00

Break

Coffee break.

11:00
- 16:00

Screening: Short Form shortlist

Watch the shortlisted Short Form entries! At the ground floor.

11:00
- 11:30

Women Owned Companies: more female voices in the advertising pipeline

The past two years have seen a tremendous amount of discussion of women and their voices in advertising. Through social movements and industry wide initiatives, women’s points of view have been pushed to the forefront, focusing our attention on the importance of women in creative roles such as agency creatives, directors, editors, etc. However, the importance of a women’s point of view on the production side has been relatively ignored. Recently, several major brands have begun to call out the importance of women owned companies, yet they seem to be difficult to find. While there are many female producers, the rate of female ownership or partnership is still relatively low.

Our panel will discuss why, now more than ever, it is important to continue to drive the conversation about equality forward. How can we help encourage parity in the business, without asking for preferential treatment? What are the steps we can take to encourage more female ownership within the industry. What is the role of the new international coalition of women run companies called OWNED in the advertising production industry?

Megan Kelly brings nearly two decades of experience on both the agency and production sides of the business and was an early adapter for digital content. While honing her skills for every facet of production and cultivating strong and enduring relationships, she has also earned a reputation for curating and developing talent.

Prior to founding Honor Society with Eli Rotholz, she led production teams for such top industry shops as Savage, Shilo, The Sweet Shop, Public Domain and Czar. Most recently Kelly started the Live Action Division at Click 3X. Kelly’s work has garnered some of the industry’s most prestigious awards, including One Show, AICP and Cannes Lions.

Emma Daines is Founder and Group Managing Director of Fin Design and Effects. Since founding the company in 2001, she as built Fin Design from a boutique design/vfx house in Sydney to today recognised as one of the most well reputed and highly awarded Visual Effects companies in South East Asia which now includes facilities in Melbourne, Shanghai and Singapore.

Emma’s experience in the Advertising Industry spans nearly 30 years working in leading Post Production facilities in Melbourne, London, Asia and Sydney and working in Production in Australia, and Asia. Emma is most well noted by her peers for her producing skills with an impressive wealth of knowledge and understanding of high end Visual Effects, it’s technicalities and her ability manage a team to pursueambitious creative results.

Emma steadfast approach to push boundaries, to stimulate creative and to seek challenges within herself and the people around her make her a standing force in the Advertising industry.

Jessica began her career more than 15 years ago as an art director at the Dutch agency Y&R. She then moved on to Only & after this to the international agency DDB (2001-2013) where she worked on both international and national projects.

She developed international campaigns like the Philips successful ‘things to do your thing’ & ‘Aurea,’ that was featured in Vogue’s September issue and a short film shot by Wong Kar Wai. She worked for brands like Unilever, Philips, Mexx, Mud Jeans, Heineken, amongst many others.

Currently, she is the co-founder and creative director at Cloudfactory. Jessica says, “Co-creating with brands that are ambitious & open-minded is what makes my day.” Here she works for Strongbow, Booking.com, adidas, Heineken and many other clients together with her partner Sandrine Huijgen.

Jessica Kersten

Creative Director at Cloudfactory

11:30
- 12:00

adidas + Johannes Leonardo: creative coupling

Finding a good partner is hard, but essential for success. The alliance between adidas Originals and New York-based Johannes Leonardo -who have been working together since 2014- is the best example. Join this talk to understand how a brave company and an innovative agency can come together to challenge the idea of originality and take the brand to a new level.

Jenny D. Pham is a dynamic senior brand strategist with over 15 years of experience with a focus on Lifestyle and Fashion brands. As the Global Senior Director of Brand Communications, she currently heads all brand marketing /comms activity for adidas Originals. Jenny’s recent work includes the “original is never finished” brand spot featuring Frank Sinatra’s My Way leading to accolades such as the Cannes Lion Grand Prix at the Festival of Creativity, the launch of the adidas Originals x Alexander Wang collection, the Pharrell Williams x Stan Smith campaign, the launch of key product successes of the brand, as well as many more.

With a heavy slant towards entertainment in her work, she has a special interest in youth & culture marketing and believes in positive representation of diversity in her work.

Ferdinando Verderi is an Italian creative director based in NY. As Founding Member, Partner of Johannes Leonardo, Ferdinando has worked on stewarding global creative and strategic direction on brands that range from technology innovators to cultural Institutions, from Google to Diet Coke to Goldman Sachs to Yale University. From the agency start, Ferdinando envisioned a new type of creativity for the fashion and luxury industry which led him to in-depth partnerships with Chanel, Alexander Wang and Adidas Originals. Ferdinando and team’s work with Adidas Originals in the past 3 years has coincided with unprecedented company growth in both scale and relevance, and is some of the most awarded work in the industry.

Most recently Ferdinando has been working very closely with Versace on a brand repositioning which started with the Versace Tribute campaign in 2018, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the house.

Ferdinando’ work has been awarded with the most prestigious accolades in the industry, among which The Grand Prix and numerous Gold Lions at Cannes International Festival of Creativity, the Grand Clios as well as numerous Clios, D&AD pencils, One Show Gold awards, among many others. In 2016, Adweek named him among the top 50 creatives of the year.

Brittaney Kiefer is the creativity editor at Campaign, covering the best creativity in the advertising, marketing and media industries. She joined the publication in 2015 as digital editor. Prior to that she was a reporter and editor at PRWeek in New York.

Brittaney Kiefer

Creativity Editor at Campaign

12:00
- 12:30

adam&eveDDB: boosting innovation

Richard Brim is CCO of adam&eveDDB, one of the most consistently creative agencies on the world stage. Known as the undisputed King of Christmas – Rick leads creative on the agency’s Christmas campaigns, including the world famous John Lewis Christmas campaign.

The agency’s innovative creative work is testament to Rick’s passion and talents. Recent highlights include creating a new move in FIFA 18, Skittles giving up its rainbow to Pride with 3m white packs and a star-studded karaoke video with Naomi Campbell for H&M. The agency also created genetic testing kits to find out if Marmite’s long standing strategy of ‘Love it, or Hate it’ is actually true. Moreover, Oscar winner Danny Boyle borrowing the agency’s award-winning Shoplifters campaign for Harvey Nichols for his iconic ‘Choose life’ monologue in Trainspotting 2 (agencies normally steal from films, not the other way around).

Richard Brim is CCO of adam&eveDDB, one of the most consistently creative agencies on the world stage. Whilst Brim has been at the agency, adam&eveDDB has been Cannes’ Agency of the Year twice (2018, 2014) and the Top UK Agency every year, with a total of 7 Grands Prix in the last 5 years. Last year the agency was named Campaign’s Agency of the Year for the fourth consecutive year and the Gunn Report’s Most Awarded Agency in the World for the fourth time, making it the most successful creative Agency in the report’s history.

The agency’s innovative creative work is testament to Rick’s passion and talents. Recent highlights include creating a new move in FIFA 18, Skittles giving up its rainbow to Pride with 3m white packs and a star-studded karaoke video with Naomi Campbell for H&M. The agency also created genetic testing kits to find out if Marmite’s long standing strategy of ‘Love it, or Hate it’ is actually true. Moreover, Oscar winner Danny Boyle borrowing the agency’s award-winning Shoplifters campaign for Harvey Nichols for his iconic ‘Choose life’ monologue in Trainspotting 2 (agencies normally steal from films, not the other way around).

Known as the undisputed King of Christmas – Rick leads creative on the agency’s Christmas campaigns, including the world famous John Lewis Christmas campaign and Wes Anderson’s award-winning holiday campaign for H&M (as featured on the director’s IMDB).

Last year Richard was named one of AdWeek’s Creative 100and is a previous AdAge 40 under 40.

Richard Brim

Chief Creative Officer at Adam&EveDDB

12:30
- 13:30

Lunch

Enjoy your complimentary lunch at the venue.

13:30
- 14:15

Case study: Nike’s “Nothing beats a Londoner”

Nike’s “Nothing beats a Londoner” was one of the most powerful ad campaigns in the last few years. With this three-minute film -created by Wieden+Kennedy and beautifully shot by French directing duo Megaforce- the brand got back in touch with local consumers by putting the city and real kids in the spotlight. In this talk, the commercial’s creators will reveal all the details behind the spot.

Thomas Clementine Bender, is a young fresh creative boy in London and has been working at Wieden+Kennedy, the undisputed global leaders of creativity, for the past couple of years. Brands are his life and advertising is his blood. Making sweet commercials are what Thomas lives for, while building brands is his equivalent of having children and watching them grow big and strong.

Thomas shot to global, world wide (and possibly intergalactic) superstardom after creating the Nike spot ‘Nothing Beats A Londoner’ alongside his partner Thomas Maximus Corcoran. However the journey from Bender did not begin here; Bender has worked on many brands at agencies CP+B, Droga5 and other various cash jobs that he shouldn’t mention publicly due to possible legal implications. Thomas has won lots of awards, so… that’s proof he’s good.

The only thing that stops Bender from ending it all is knowing that there is a chance of coming up with good ideas and making them in real life like the fantastic dog accessories made at www.hindquarters.com, artisanaly crafted, high quality products Made by Hands, for Paws. Now shipping globally.

Matthew started his production career in 1991. He has worked on most of the rungs of the production ladder, now finding himself working for his own production company, Riff Raff.

Previously to Riff Raff he produced award winning creative work for clients such as Cadbury’s, Nike, Adidas, Orange, Olympus, JC Penney, Diet Coke as well as music videos for the likes of The Streets, Madonna, LCD Soundsystem, Bats for Lashes, Badly Drawn Boy, Basement Jaxx, Coldplay and Kings of Leon. Directors he produced for include Dougal Wilson, Juan Cabral, Patrick Daughters and Adam Smith to name a few. The highlight was producing the Grand Prix at Cannes winning Cadbury’s Gorilla commercial in 2008.

In recent years with Riff Raff he has produced work for the likes of Wes Anderson Adam&Eve/DDB and H&M, The Sacred Egg Mailchimp & Droga5 New York & Megaforce Nike LDNR through W&K London.

He currently spends his time making his bio interesting as well as trying to move Riff Raff up the proverbial production company ladder, which he is having some success with being humbled to win Creative Circles’ Production Company of the Year for 2017 & 2018.

Jason Stone has been editor of online ad industry journal DAVID REVIEWS since he co-founded it in 2002. He has written about advertising for The Guardian and The Drum, and established a monthly live event in London called CraftWorks which aims to remind everyone how lucky they are to be working in such an exciting and vibrant industry. Jason also records ‘The David Reviews Podcasts’ which can be found on iTunes.

Jason Stone

Co-Founder & Editor at David Reviews

14:15
- 14:45

New Talent: is it worth it?

Yes. The answer here is obviously yes: we are an industry which runs on talent and commodifying that into advertising. This talk will be discussing what exactly constitutes NEW, and how a company can build an infrastructure around finding, developing and keeping new directors. And why we should bother in the first place.

Katie Lambert is the Global Head of Music Videos and Stink Rising at Stink Films. Stink Films is an award-winning and creatively creatively-driven production company with offices in LA, New York, Sao Paulo, London, Berlin, Moscow, Prague, Beijing and Shanghai and it is home to a diverse international community of filmmakers.

Katie has been working in music videos since 2010, and has EP’d and produced over 100 music videos, recognised across various awards bodies. She has created a name for herself in recognising and developing exceptional new talent. With Katie’s arrival at last year, Stink Films opened its Music Video department and has just opened its first dedicated new talent roster – Stink Rising. Stink Rising is a new talent department which goes beyond music videos, including talent across shorts, content, commercials and photography. The principle of Stink Rising is that this is the talent who will refine advertising in years to come.

Katie Lambert

Global Head of Stink Rising and Music Videos at Stink

14:45
- 15:15

Break

Coffee break.

15:15
- 15:45

Please, not another panel

Tune in for everyone’s favourite advertising panel host Arif Haq as we bring you a hilarious show which is no way similar to the popular BBC comedy series Room 101, in which a panel of opiniated industry blow-hards persuade him and the audience to banish their pet hates about advertising into the dustbin of history. Any Hat Trick Productions executives concerned about copyright infringement are advised to leave the venue during this session.

Ash Atalla is an Emmy, Golden Globe and five times BAFTA-winning producer, best known for multi award winning series The Office (BBC), The IT Crowd (Channel 4) and People Just Do Nothing (BBC). He runs his own independent production company, Roughcut TV, who produce outstanding comedy and drama for all the UK’s major broadcasters as well as in the US, through deals with HBO, Amazon and other platforms.

Anna Hashmi is the Managing Partner and Executive Producer at The Corner Shop, which she opened in 2013 with director, Peter Thwaites. A native Londoner, Hashmi grew up in the industry in the UK, starting as PA for Tony Kaye after she graduated from Art College with a degree in Visual and Performing Arts. She went on to produce award winning campaigns in the UK and US during her tenures at Outsider, MJZ and Gorgeous. She now resides in Los Angeles where The Corner Shop office is based.

Chris is Co-Managing Director of Smuggler London. He launched Smuggler’s London office with Fergus Brown in 2009. It quickly established itself as one of the top commercial production houses in Europe, winning the prestigious British Arrows ‘Production Company of the Year in its first year. It has gone on to garner numerous accolades both internationally and at home over the last decade. Prior to Smuggler he was Executive Producer at London’s outpost of Anonymous Content.

Arif Haq is a Partner at freuds where he works in the creative team. He joined freuds in November 2017 from Contagious magazine where he was the founder and head of the Creative Capabilities practise at Contagious Insider (the company’s specialist consultancy division). Among his work there he developed Heineken’s ‘Creative Leadership’ program, most famous for the Heineken Creative Ladder, a project described by Campaign as, ‘A refreshingly serious approach to the business of creativity.’ and by AdAge as having, “helped the brewer scale creative heights, culminating with the 2015 Cannes Lions Creative Marketer of the Year award”. That work has also been featured as a case study by Fast Company and in a number of books including James Hurman’s seminal ‘The Case for Creativity’. Arif started his career on the agency-side before spending a decade as a brand manager at PepsiCo in the UK and Europe, working on Pepsi, Pepsi Max and Gatorade. He has also been a professional advertising treatment writer, giving him a relatively unique client-agency-production-consultant view of the industry.

As a cinematographer, Lance Acord shot seminal music videos and feature films such as “Buffalo 66”, “Lost in translation”, “Being John Malkovich” and “Where the wild things are”. In the late 90’s he began his transition into directing, and in 1998, together with his business partner Jackie Kelman Bisbee, founded the production company Park Pictures. In the last years he has received multiple awards for his work with clients such as Nike, Apple, HP, VW, P&G and Subaru, among many others.

Kirk Baxter has earned three Academy Award nominations and two wins for Best Editing for The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. In 2014 he co-founded the award winning commercial editing company EXILE, along with his partners CL Weaver, Matt Murphy, and the late Eric Zumbrunnen. This year EXILE has 7 shortlist nominations in editing at Ciclope.

After studying film and photography at the San Francisco Art Institute, Lance moved to New York to assist photographer/filmmaker Bruce Weber. He began his career as a cinematographer shooting music videos and commercials with close friend and collaborator Spike Jonze. Lance quickly became one of the industry’s most sought after cinematographers and shot seminal music videos for directors Michel Gondry, Mark Romanek, Stéphane Sednaoui, and Dayton Faris. In 2001 he won the MTV Music Award for Best Cinematography for Fatboy Slim’s Weapon of Choice.

Lance’s feature Cinematography debut was Vincent Gallo’s cult classic Buffalo 66. His long list of credits include Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation (BAFTA nomination for Best Cinematography), Marie Antoinette as well as Spike Jonze’s Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Where the Wild Things Are.

In the late 90’s Lance began his transition into directing and in 1998, together with his business partner Jackie Kelman Bisbee, founded the production company Park Pictures. Over the years, he has received 25 Cannes Lions and 18 AICP Awards for his work with clients such as Nike, Apple, HP, VW, P&G, Subaru and more. He was nominated Best Commercial Director by the DGA in 2003, 2011, 2012, and 2017. In 2011, Lance’s Super Bowl spot for Volkswagen, The Force, became the undisputed highlight of the year’s Super Bowl broadcast and went viral even before kickoff (a first). The Force was named the best ad of 2011 by AdWeek, Creativity, and YouTube, and consistently ranks on lists of the greatest Super Bowl ads of all time.

Lance’s Nike Jogger spot was nominated for a 2013 Emmy for Outstanding Commercial and named the best spot of 2012 by Creativity. The following year, his Apple film, Misunderstood, won the 2014 Emmy. In 2015, Lance’s Super Bowl Nissan ad, With Dad, earned him another Emmy nomination. Recently, Lance directed a branded content series for HP starring Christian Slater, which won Gold at Ciclope and was named Ad Age’s Small Agency Campaign of the Year.

In 2013, together with partner Sam Bisbee, Park Pictures expanded into feature films and have produced nine films garnering critical acclaim worldwide. Park Pictures Features and Lance Acord are currently in development on his first feature film The Real All Americans, a story about The Carlisle Indian school, forced assimilation, and the innovative influence Native Americans have contributed to the sport of American football.

Kirk Baxter is the co-founder of the award winning commercial editing company EXILE, where, along with his partners, CL Weaver, Matt Murphy, and the late Eric Zumbrunnen, he has worked with many of the industry’s top directors, agencies, and brands. Together the partners created a company known for its top tier talent and commitment to creative excellence, representing a collection of Oscar and award winning editorial heavyweights.

Kirk started his editing career in Sydney, Australia, at the tender age of 17, where he was born and raised. Across the span of his 30 year career, he has lived and worked as an editor in Sydney, London, and New York, eventually settling in Los Angeles, where he currently lives with his wife and daughter.

Kirk began his long standing collaboration with director David Fincher in 2007, working on the feature films The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and Gone Girl, as well as the Netflix TV series, House of Cards and Mindhunter, the latter of which he was also a co-producer.During this collaboration, he earned three Academy Award nominations and two wins for Best Editing for The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

With offices in New York and Los Angeles, EXILE’s recently awarded work includes Adidas “Original is Never Finished”, Montefiore “Corazón”, Kenzo “My Mutant Brain”, Tourism Australia “Dundee”, Lorde’s “Green Light”, MiuMiu “That One Day”, Apple “History of Sound”, GE “The Boy Who Beeps”, feature film “One More Time With Feeling” and marketing campaigns for “House of Cards” and David Fincher’s “Mind Hunter”.